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wow C8 is a beautiful car :bravo: . less than 60k for under 3 second 0-60 is crazy. Definitely impressed! :notbad:
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Purpc5z wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:08 am wow C8 is a beautiful car :bravo: . less than 60k for under 3 second 0-60 is crazy. Definitely impressed! :notbad:
Nope.

Under $60k for the base. Z51 is under 3 seconds 0-60, which is more. ;)

Wording is key. BUT.... they seem to insinuate that it is faster than the Z06's 2.95 second 0-60 since he said the only Corvette that was faster was the ZR1.

Not that surprising since ME. My Z06 couldn't hook up for shit and still ripped off those fast times. With full traction I bet a stock C7 Z06 would pull a 2.8 or so.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:29 am
Purpc5z wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:08 am wow C8 is a beautiful car :bravo: . less than 60k for under 3 second 0-60 is crazy. Definitely impressed! :notbad:
Nope.

Under $60k for the base. Z51 is under 3 seconds 0-60, which is more. ;)

Wording is key. BUT.... they seem to insinuate that it is faster than the Z06's 2.95 second 0-60 since he said the only Corvette that was faster was the ZR1.

Not that surprising since ME. My Z06 couldn't hook up for shit and still ripped off those fast times. With full traction I bet a stock C7 Z06 would pull a 2.8 or so.
I like it. Except for the tailpipes.
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They basically skull fucked everything in the $60k price range. Gt500 looks like overpriced trash now. In the market for a c7? Why? The c8 is 50% stiffer with the new frame so moarrrrr brubs.
Spend 10k less and get a type r. Lol. Seriously I watched the whole thing and when he said starting under $60k I laughed my ass off because no one's going to spend 60k on anything else after this.
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Desertbreh wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:46 am
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Nope.

Under $60k for the base. Z51 is under 3 seconds 0-60, which is more. ;)

Wording is key. BUT.... they seem to insinuate that it is faster than the Z06's 2.95 second 0-60 since he said the only Corvette that was faster was the ZR1.

Not that surprising since ME. My Z06 couldn't hook up for shit and still ripped off those fast times. With full traction I bet a stock C7 Z06 would pull a 2.8 or so.
I like it. Except for the tailpipes.
The whole tail to me is wrong.

My friend at the show said the quality of the interior was good, but hte styling is "odd". He's tall and has had no problems in a C7, but said the C8 has more leg room, but he hits his head on the roof. :mad:
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Acid666 wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:57 am They basically skull fucked everything in the $60k price range. Gt500 looks like overpriced trash now. In the market for a c7? Why? The c8 is 50% stiffer with the new frame so moarrrrr brubs.
Spend 10k less and get a type r. Lol. Seriously I watched the whole thing and when he said starting under $60k I laughed my ass off because no one's going to spend 60k on anything else after this.
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:24 am
Acid666 wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:57 am They basically skull fucked everything in the $60k price range. Gt500 looks like overpriced trash now. In the market for a c7? Why? The c8 is 50% stiffer with the new frame so moarrrrr brubs.
Spend 10k less and get a type r. Lol. Seriously I watched the whole thing and when he said starting under $60k I laughed my ass off because no one's going to spend 60k on anything else after this.
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Acid666 wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:57 am They basically skull fucked everything in the $60k price range. Gt500 looks like overpriced trash now. In the market for a c7? Why? The c8 is 50% stiffer with the new frame so moarrrrr brubs.
Spend 10k less and get a type r. Lol. Seriously I watched the whole thing and when he said starting under $60k I laughed my ass off because no one's going to spend 60k on anything else after this.
Now would be the time to buy a C7 if you're looking for a manual and want to save ~$10K. I've seen some base C7s listed for $48K around here now.
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Huckleberry wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:47 am
Acid666 wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:57 am They basically skull fucked everything in the $60k price range. Gt500 looks like overpriced trash now. In the market for a c7? Why? The c8 is 50% stiffer with the new frame so moarrrrr brubs.
Spend 10k less and get a type r. Lol. Seriously I watched the whole thing and when he said starting under $60k I laughed my ass off because no one's going to spend 60k on anything else after this.
Now would be the time to buy a C7 if you're looking for a manual and want to save ~$10K. I've seen some base C7s listed for $48K around here now.
I've seen base cars for low $40s in the South Florida area.
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:49 am
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Now would be the time to buy a C7 if you're looking for a manual and want to save ~$10K. I've seen some base C7s listed for $48K around here now.
I've seen base cars for low $40s in the South Florida area.
Even better, and that really is a hell of a deal.
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I mean shit, I even did some online payment calculators just to find out what $40K payments would be (if I sold my car for about $18K and threw it directly into a C8).
Outta my budget, but jesus christ. I can't wait to see the performance numbers for the ZR1 and Z06 packages. The one in the reveal had the Z51 package so it was likely a little bit of suspension and aero. I haven't looked at the configurator online yet to see what exists, but overall how can you not be impressed with that price tag. I was thinking $80-90K starting.

Only thing I'd do is debadge the front to kind of clean it up and make it look sleeker.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:03 am
Acid666 wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:03 pm Watching the C8 reveal right now. So much dramatizing. Release the fucking thing. Why so fucking late too?
Y'all some dumbasses
California release, the only state that matters.

:)

A couple neat things, but overall the car is BLAH to me.

The front axle lift with GPS was about the neatest thing.

And, base non-Z51 starting "under $60k" is exactly what I expected. ~$70K for a Z51 with options just like my 2014 C7 Z51.
You mad because it would dust the 911 for half the price? :lolol:
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To me, it is excellent. The Corvette has never been a Porsche or Ferrari fighter in terms of everything looking perfect or having the greatest interior... but even at $70K this thing is just ridiculous.

Hyper car acceleration, trackdaybro ready, exotic looks (which I personally think are great on the exterior), mid engine handling... all with a proven NA V8 that won't require asinine maintenance and repairs. I just hope they put some effort into cooling the thing properly.
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Acid666 wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 10:55 am I mean shit, I even did some online payment calculators just to find out what $40K payments would be (if I sold my car for about $18K and threw it directly into a C8).
Outta my budget, but jesus christ. I can't wait to see the performance numbers for the ZR1 and Z06 packages. The one in the reveal had the Z51 package so it was likely a little bit of suspension and aero. I haven't looked at the configurator online yet to see what exists, but overall how can you not be impressed with that price tag. I was thinking $80-90K starting.

Only thing I'd do is debadge the front to kind of clean it up and make it look sleeker.
Yeah, the White and Blue cars were not Z51 and had no wing on them and other bits.

I posted this pic from my dealer friend that was at the show last night:

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Good luck removing the badge on the front. I'm going to bet that just like the C7 it's a "sunken" badge, so if you remove it you won't have a smooth panel. On my C7's I just removed all the rear lettering and left the badges only and that cleaned it up a lot. Nothing you can do in the front though.
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D Griff wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:39 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:03 am

California release, the only state that matters.

:)

A couple neat things, but overall the car is BLAH to me.

The front axle lift with GPS was about the neatest thing.

And, base non-Z51 starting "under $60k" is exactly what I expected. ~$70K for a Z51 with options just like my 2014 C7 Z51.
You mad because it would dust the 911 for half the price? :lolol:
No, I honestly couldn't give a shit, I don't street race and I have no intentions of going to the track where the Corvette will surely overheat. I'd much rather have the 911 any day of the week as it is a quality vehicle w/o a fucktarded interior. :lolol:

You're just mad from what I can tell that I can afford the 911. Just stop with your comments about it already, it makes you look trailer park.
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D Griff wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:41 pm To me, it is excellent. The Corvette has never been a Porsche or Ferrari fighter in terms of everything looking perfect or having the greatest interior... but even at $70K this thing is just ridiculous.

Hyper car acceleration, trackdaybro ready, exotic looks (which I personally think are great on the exterior), mid engine handling... all with a proven NA V8 that won't require asinine maintenance and repairs. I just hope they put some effort into cooling the thing properly.
The problem is, if you can afford $75k (add z51 + options) and only use it for a track car, then it's great. If you're going to daily it and spend that kind of money I think you'll want something with a better interior and quality than what GM can provide.

I used to think the C7 was okay for the interior, until it got some years and miles on it, and until I saw a 30k mile 911 that still blew it away in fit and finish. Daily driving the cars makes the interior much more important as that's where you live.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:47 pm
D Griff wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:41 pm To me, it is excellent. The Corvette has never been a Porsche or Ferrari fighter in terms of everything looking perfect or having the greatest interior... but even at $70K this thing is just ridiculous.

Hyper car acceleration, trackdaybro ready, exotic looks (which I personally think are great on the exterior), mid engine handling... all with a proven NA V8 that won't require asinine maintenance and repairs. I just hope they put some effort into cooling the thing properly.
The problem is, if you can afford $75k (add z51 + options) and only use it for a track car, then it's great. If you're going to daily it and spend that kind of money I think you'll want something with a better interior and quality than what GM can provide.

I used to think the C7 was okay for the interior, until it got some years and miles on it, and until I saw a 30k mile 911 that still blew it away in fit and finish. Daily driving the cars makes the interior much more important as that's where you live.
But you can't fit 2x golf bags in a 911. Where do you store all the gold chains in it?
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Acid666 wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:51 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:47 pm

The problem is, if you can afford $75k (add z51 + options) and only use it for a track car, then it's great. If you're going to daily it and spend that kind of money I think you'll want something with a better interior and quality than what GM can provide.

I used to think the C7 was okay for the interior, until it got some years and miles on it, and until I saw a 30k mile 911 that still blew it away in fit and finish. Daily driving the cars makes the interior much more important as that's where you live.
But you can't fit 2x golf bags in a 911. Where do you store all the gold chains in it?
Actually, you likely could.

The "shelf" from the folded rear seats are pretty spacious and I know at least one set of clubs fits there... and if you're going to the driving range you're going to pick up chicks and they will have their own car. :)

The frunk will hold plenty of chains, and bottles of Drakkar Noir too.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:52 pm
Acid666 wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:51 pm

But you can't fit 2x golf bags in a 911. Where do you store all the gold chains in it?
Actually, you likely could.

The "shelf" from the folded rear seats are pretty spacious and I know at least one set of clubs fits there... and if you're going to the driving range you're going to pick up chicks and they will have their own car. :)

The frunk will hold plenty of chains, and bottles of Drakkar Noir too.
In your experience what's the price difference in insurance? I know mine's cheap, but I was curious of the newer C7s and shit like Porsche. Doug Demuro says that his insurance for the Ford GT is pretty inexpensive due to it basically being a weekend car with low miles. So he says most of these cars really aren't too bad to insure.
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Acid666 wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 1:38 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:52 pm

Actually, you likely could.

The "shelf" from the folded rear seats are pretty spacious and I know at least one set of clubs fits there... and if you're going to the driving range you're going to pick up chicks and they will have their own car. :)

The frunk will hold plenty of chains, and bottles of Drakkar Noir too.
In your experience what's the price difference in insurance? I know mine's cheap, but I was curious of the newer C7s and shit like Porsche. Doug Demuro says that his insurance for the Ford GT is pretty inexpensive due to it basically being a weekend car with low miles. So he says most of these cars really aren't too bad to insure.
Insurance on the 911 is currently $29 more a month than the C7 Z06, which was $5 more a month than the C7 Z51.

Depends on your age, location and risk TBH.

One of my employees wanted to buy my Z06, which I paid $109/month on insurance. He is 30 and I think had one ticket. His agent quoted him $400/month for insurance due to the car being in another performance class over his current 2018 M4.

The insurance nixed the deal for him, he was hoping to keep it about where his M4 is, $240/month.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 1:41 pm
Acid666 wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 1:38 pm

In your experience what's the price difference in insurance? I know mine's cheap, but I was curious of the newer C7s and shit like Porsche. Doug Demuro says that his insurance for the Ford GT is pretty inexpensive due to it basically being a weekend car with low miles. So he says most of these cars really aren't too bad to insure.
Insurance on the 911 is currently $29 more a month than the C7 Z06, which was $5 more a month than the C7 Z51.

Depends on your age, location and risk TBH.

One of my employees wanted to buy my Z06, which I paid $109/month on insurance. He is 30 and I think had one ticket. His agent quoted him $400/month for insurance due to the car being in another performance class over his current 2018 M4.

The insurance nixed the deal for him, he was hoping to keep it about where his M4 is, $240/month.
Man that sounds like my insurance when I got my GTI. I think I was about 30 or 32 and I was paying $212 a month. My boss has a mid 2000's 911 and he said his insurance just went thru the roof because of their daughter. Apparently since there's a chance that the kids might drive ANY vehicle in your stable they just cover their asses and charge you for everything under the sun.
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Acid666 wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 1:55 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 1:41 pm

Insurance on the 911 is currently $29 more a month than the C7 Z06, which was $5 more a month than the C7 Z51.

Depends on your age, location and risk TBH.

One of my employees wanted to buy my Z06, which I paid $109/month on insurance. He is 30 and I think had one ticket. His agent quoted him $400/month for insurance due to the car being in another performance class over his current 2018 M4.

The insurance nixed the deal for him, he was hoping to keep it about where his M4 is, $240/month.
Man that sounds like my insurance when I got my GTI. I think I was about 30 or 32 and I was paying $212 a month. My boss has a mid 2000's 911 and he said his insurance just went thru the roof because of their daughter. Apparently since there's a chance that the kids might drive ANY vehicle in your stable they just cover their asses and charge you for everything under the sun.
Ouch, yeah.

My niece just started driving last year and my sister said that their insurance almost doubled even though they had her driving her Fiesta. They thought that a $14k Fiesta couldn't be that much, so they bought it before she got her license and my brother in law was driving it. She got her license and the policy on all the cars nearly doubled.

Another reason I'm glad we have no kids. I know I would take it out on the kid if they were the reason I couldn't get something I want due to a reason like that.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:47 pm
D Griff wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:41 pm To me, it is excellent. The Corvette has never been a Porsche or Ferrari fighter in terms of everything looking perfect or having the greatest interior... but even at $70K this thing is just ridiculous.

Hyper car acceleration, trackdaybro ready, exotic looks (which I personally think are great on the exterior), mid engine handling... all with a proven NA V8 that won't require asinine maintenance and repairs. I just hope they put some effort into cooling the thing properly.
The problem is, if you can afford $75k (add z51 + options) and only use it for a track car, then it's great. If you're going to daily it and spend that kind of money I think you'll want something with a better interior and quality than what GM can provide.

I used to think the C7 was okay for the interior, until it got some years and miles on it, and until I saw a 30k mile 911 that still blew it away in fit and finish. Daily driving the cars makes the interior much more important as that's where you live.
That's the struggle... tracking a $75K car is :fullretard: unless you're competing for money or something. Tracking ruins the car, makes more sense to track a C5/6, FRS, etc.

I just want one in 10 years when they're a reasonable price to abuse on track/fun weekend car.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:43 pm
D Griff wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:39 pm

You mad because it would dust the 911 for half the price? :lolol:
No, I honestly couldn't give a shit, I don't street race and I have no intentions of going to the track where the Corvette will surely overheat. I'd much rather have the 911 any day of the week as it is a quality vehicle w/o a fucktarded interior. :lolol:

You're just mad from what I can tell that I can afford the 911. Just stop with your comments about it already, it makes you look trailer park.
:rolleyes: :iono: man, you're shitting all over a car that you've never seen.
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D Griff wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 2:39 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:47 pm

The problem is, if you can afford $75k (add z51 + options) and only use it for a track car, then it's great. If you're going to daily it and spend that kind of money I think you'll want something with a better interior and quality than what GM can provide.

I used to think the C7 was okay for the interior, until it got some years and miles on it, and until I saw a 30k mile 911 that still blew it away in fit and finish. Daily driving the cars makes the interior much more important as that's where you live.
That's the struggle... tracking a $75K car is :fullretard: unless you're competing for money or something. Tracking ruins the car, makes more sense to track a C5/6, FRS, etc.

I just want one in 10 years when they're a reasonable price to abuse on track/fun weekend car.
This is exactly why a close friend of mine sold his C7 and got a track C5 for NASA. He couldn't justify totaling a $60K car that only gets run at the track. So he found a prepped C5 with an LS3 swap and nearly every upgrade under the sun for $24K. Awesome deal and his consumables are cheaper, and he's faster than the C7 was because it's purpose built
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